Review Fix Exclusive: Benin City Vocalist Joshua Idehen Talks ‘Midnight Malarky’

Review Fix chats with Benin City vocalist Joshua Idehen, who discusses the band’s new “Midnight Malarky” EP, as well as the band’s inspirations, influences and goals for the future. Aided by the up and coming UK Producer Kirk Spencer, the trio has plenty of potential to grow on the indie music scene in London.

Review Fix: How did you guys come together?

Joshua Idehen: I met Tom through a mutual friend. Tom knew Liam from other music projects. We jammed. It was fun.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound?

Idehen: Electro Brass. Fun.

Review Fix: Who are your musical influences?

Idehen: Gnarls Barkley, Metronomy, Grizzly Bear. Fun.

Review Fix: How is the new EP different from your first LP?

Idehen: No Trombone. More Synth. More fun.

Review Fix: What have you learned through the creative process of this EP?

Idehen:
Always spend at least a day recording drums and bass in a proper studio. Mixing is an art. Do not be afraid of upping the tempo. £1 pizzas are a good thing. Saxophones through an effects pedal can sound like screaming children. Deadlines are a lie. AHF (Always Have Fun.)

Review Fix: What was the create process behind “Bus”?

Idehen: I thought up a song. Tom expanded on it and built the bridge. Liam added drums. Portugal The Man sorted the chorus. Shanaz Dorsett made the bridge nice. Marc Pell produced. Rob the mixer mixed. It was fun.

Review Fix: How do you feel about your work being remixed?

Idehen: It’s nice. It’s like my song, but not my song. Like a cover but the person covering it forgot half the words and changed the melody. It’s fun.

Review Fix: What are your goals with the band for the short-term future?

Idehen: More gigs. More music. More fun.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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